Surah Al-Waqi'a 56:70 — translation and meaning
الواقعة · Verse 70 / 96 · Page 536
لَوْ نَشَاءُ جَعَلْنَاهُ أُجَاجًا فَلَوْلَا تَشْكُرُونَ
Word by Word
لَوْ
law
If
نَشَاءُ
nashau
We willed
جَعَلْنَاهُ
ja'alnahu
We (could) make it
أُجَاجًا
ujajan
salty
فَلَوْلَا
falawla
then why are you not grateful
تَشْكُرُونَ
tashkuruna
then why are you not grateful
Transliteration
Law nashaaa'u ja'alnaahu ujaajan falaw laa tashkuroon
Translation
If We willed, We could make it bitter, so why are you not grateful?
Verse interpretation (Tafsir)
If I wanted to make that water extremely bitter, such that it would be of no use for drinking nor for irrigation, I would have done so. Will you then not be grateful to Me for sending it down as palatable and a mercy for you?
Source: Al-Mukhtasar Tafsir — Tafsir Center for Quranic Studies.
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